Accredited High Performance Managers (AHPM)

AHPMs are highly experienced sports scientists who specialise in overseeing a team’s sports science/sports medicine services. They have advanced skills and knowledge which are applied to lead programs for high performance, elite and professional sports and athletes.

have completed at least 5 years’ full time equivalent supervised experience in a high-performance setting.

NB. Other pathways may be available. Please contact the ESSA Office for more information.

To maintain accreditation with ESSA, an Accredited High Performance Manager is required to:

hold and maintain a valid First Aid and CPR certificate when working with clients/human subjects

hold and maintain appropriate professional indemnity insurance

complete an annual Continuing Professional Program comprising 20 points per annum

uphold the ESSA Code of Professional Conduct and Ethical Practice.

Accredited High Performance Managers can work in a number of environments, including but not limited to:

institutes or academies of sport

professional clubs

national sports organisations

state teams

local teams.

At all times an ESSA Accredited High Performance Manager makes the wellbeing of the athlete, the team, and other service users their primary concern by providing the utmost duty of care and never recommending the use of any substance or practice that might knowingly cause the harm to the service user.